Facing growing backlash, some data center industry-friendly groups are turning to young people with creative and long-established persuasion tactics. Wired looks at how the sector is trying to win over the next generation.
According to the Telegraph, Microsoft has withdrawn as anchor tenant of Nscale's first British data centre in Loughton, Essex, as the AI cloud startup prepares to go public. The site has suffered a series of delays, and the paper gave no reason for Microsoft's exit.
Windows laptops built on NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform are now available, combining Blackwell RTX graphics, up to 128GB of unified memory and NVIDIA's AI software stack. Models from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI start at $2,399 and target local AI, content creation and gaming.
A study by Brussels think tank ECIPE puts the central cost of the proposed Cloud and AI Development Act at €115bn over ten years. It was paid for by CCIA Europe, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta.
Sebastian Rucci set out to build California's largest AI datacenter in Imperial, a hot, water-scarce desert area near the Mexican border, promising thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue. The plan has met fierce local resistance.
The Guardian offers tips for clearing out digital clutter such as photo streams, overflowing inboxes and unread subscriptions. It argues this can reduce the demand for ever-growing digital infrastructure and help protect personal data from AI.